Even if you access MedOne ComSci through an IP institutional license provided by your hospital, you should still register for a MedOne username and password. You can do this, by going to the home page of MedOne ComSci, and clicking the link sign-up for access from home. The registration process must be completed on a device within your hospital IP. Having a self-assigned username and password is your key to the customized functionality on MedOne ComSci: The MedOne App, private note taking, and creating a playlist. If you encounter difficulty completing the MedOne registration process, please send an e-mail to: MedOne@thieme.com

To register for a MedOne username and password, click the sign up for access from home link and complete the registration process on a device in your hospital IP.

Please check whether you have correctly entered your username and password. Make sure that your keyboard caps lock (shift key with arrow pointing upward) is not enabled. Please be aware of upper/lower case.

If you are using a newly set password from an unsolicited email and cannot login, please try again after 30 minutes. If after 30 minutes with your new password you cannot log in, please contact the help desk: MedOne@thieme.com

We can then tell you which user name you have registered at MedOne ComSci. The password we cannot view due to security reasons. Therefore, you would have to optionally assign a new password using the "forgot password" feature.

If you want to change your password for security reasons, please sign in first with your existing user data. Next click on my MedOne ComSci, then click on your user profile, and then click the update button. Under the username and password section, select a new password, re-type your password, and click on the save screen. This functionality will change your MedOne ComSci password.

You will have free access for 14 days. Please select the desired license package from the list.

Select sign up now for a free trial in the following window and the license package that you wish to trial and click next.

Please note: With a trial account you can test only one license package at a time. If you are interested in testing several license packages, please contact the help desk.

Registration Next select a username and a password. In the username field, you can specify either a freely chosen user name or repeat your email address to use it as a username. We recommend using your email address.

Enter the password in the two fields provided. To continue registering, you must accept the terms and click "Next".

Please note: With a user account, you can test only one of the license packages at the same time. If you are interested in licensing several test packages, please contact the Helpdesk.

Then select a username and password. In the username field, you can either specify a user name, or repeat your email address to use as a username. We recommend using your email address.

Enter the password in the two fields provided for this purpose.

Are you already registered with another Thieme product? You can use the same username from another Thieme product for MedOne ComSci. If you have forgotten your username, please contact our helpdesk: MedOne@thieme.com

Did you receive a message that reads, you have your email address or username already used for logging in MedOne ComSci or another Thieme-product? If so, please sign up for the additional registration steps with your username and Thieme password.

If you have forgotten your password, please click on "forgot your password", and follow the steps on the following page.

If you have forgotten your username, please click on "forgot your user name". It allows you to send an email to our help desk and request your existing username.

Registration - Step 2: Personal data

In Step 2, please enter your personal data. All fields marked with a red star are mandatory and must be completed.

Then click on "Next".

Registration - Step 3: Validation Email

You will receive an email with a confirmation link. Click on these to confirm your email address and complete the registration.

You are now registered for MedOne ComSci, and can log-in at: https://ecomsci-q.thieme.de With your trial account you have for 14 days to access to the license package you have chosen. After 14 days you will have to do nothing, your trial license expires automatically.

If you did not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam folder. If you did not receive your conformation email, please contact the help desk.

If you want to access MedOne ComSci outside your hospital, please register first on a device that is located in the hospital network. Your data will be automatically linked to your hospital and allow you to access the license packages from anywhere. Follow this link for this:

Then select a user name and a password. In the username field, you can specify either a freely chosen username or repeat your email address to use it as a username. We recommend using your email address. Enter the password in the two fields provided.

Are you already registered with another Thieme product?You can use the same username from another Thieme product for MedOne ComSci. If you have forgotten your username, please contact our helpdesk.

Did the message "you have your email address or username already used for logging in MedOne ComSci or another Thieme-product, appear?

Please sign up for the additional registration steps with your username and Thieme password.

If you have forgotten your password, please click on "forgot your password", and follow the steps on the following page.

If you have forgotten your username, please click on "forgot your user name". It allows you to send an email to our help desk and request your existing username.

Then click on "Next".

Registration - Step 3: Validation Email

You will receive an email with a confirmation link. Click on these to confirm your email address and complete the registration.

You are now registered for MedOne ComSci, and can log-in at: https://ecomsci-q.thieme.de With your trial account you have for 14 days to access to the license package you have chosen. After 14 days you will have to do nothing, your trial license expires automatically.

If you did not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam folder. If you did not receive your conformation email, please contact the help desk.

If you have a personal MedOne ComSci account you can access your account from any internet connected computer. If your hospital has licensed MedOne ComSci via the hospital network (IP address range), and you would like to log-on from outside the hospital and access all MedOne ComSci options, you must first set-up a separate account using a device in the hospital IP range. See this FAQ for instructions on how to establish a personal account for access outside the hospital.

In general, you can use MedOne ComSci on any PC, tablet or smartphone with internet access. MedOne ComSci is compatible with all popular browsers in the latest versions.

However, we recommend:  A browser with HTML5 support,  For an optimum viewing a monitor with at least 1280 pixels Image width  For playing the videos a HTML5-capable browser or the latest version of Adobe Flash Player,  Browser JavaScript enabled to use all the functionalities of MedOne ComSci.

MedOne ComSci offers a fully searchable database of hundreds of e-books. When in the e-book view, there are versatile tools available to help you navigate e-book content. You can easily search in an e-book, or add e-book content to your playlist. E-book chapters can be printed, or downloaded as PDF. Read e-book content directly in your browser or switch to the reader view and adjust the font size. The screens below summarize basic MedOne e-book functionality that you might find helpful.

1. Under the cover of the e-book you will find the e-book table of contents. The plus icon, when clicked, unfolds sub-chapters.

2. When searching in an e-book, the search results will be shown under the hits tab. Be sure to check the images section for images and video that might be relevant to your search.

3. The yellow star lets you add the entire e-book or e-book chapters to a playlist.

4. If you want to download individual e-book chapters as PDF, click the PDF icon. A new window will open with the corresponding document. By clicking the PDF icon, you will have the ability to print your e-book chapter.

5. The reader icon takes you to the reading view. In reading view, all menus and buttons are hidden, so you can focus on the content you wish to read. You also have the option to customize the font size to your needs.

We recommend Adobe Acrobat Reader for the presentation of our PDFs. In other PDF readers, the format may be wrong or functions (such as fillable form fields) are not always used. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox often have integrated PDF view. This however is very limited and can not represent complex layouts, and some functions. To learn how to disable Adobe Acrobat for PDF display in Chrome, click here.

MedOne ComSci offers an extensive media library of high-quality images, and detailed surgical videos. From the MedOne ComSci home page, click the media tab, and enter a search term in the search bar. Select the image that you wish to view, by clicking the top left box of the image. You will now see an expanded view of the image with legend. While in the expanded view, you can increase the image size even larger, decrease the size for a more focused look, or rotate the image by simply clicking the appropriate navigation tool.Share images with colleagues by exporting to PowerPoint. This is easily done from the image view by selecting the PowerPoint icon on the top right section of the screen. Depending on your browser, the open / save /dialog box will appear or the PowerPoint file will automatically be saved in the downloads folder on your computer. The PowerPoint file contains the image with legend and source.Interested in watching a MedOne ComSci video? Start by clicking the media tab, next click the tab labelled, audio/ image / video, and click video box. Enter a search term, to refine your video selection. When passing your mouse over a video, a pop-up screen appears providing a description of the video. As with viewing images, you have the option to expand your video to full-screen view.

Images

1. Access MedOne ComSci images and videos, from the home page by clicking the media tab.

2. Enter a search term in the media view search bar.

3. Select the image you wish to view, by clicking the top left corner of the image.

4. Navigational tools allow you to enlarge to full-screen, decrease, or rotate the image.

Video

The MedOne App is free-of-charge to any MedOne user with access to an institutional site license or an active personal subscription, and provides mobile access to the content found in your MedOne ComSci license package.

Youll find the MedOne App in the Apple Store, available for iOS devices 8.0 or later, compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and in the Google Play Store for Android devices 4.1 and up.

To use the MedOne App, you will need a MedOne username and password. If you dont have a MedOne username and password, go to the MedOne ComSci home page, and click the link "sign up for access from home", and complete the registration steps. The registration process must be completed on a device in your hospital IP.

After the initial app installation and set-up, you will need to go to settings and sign-in with your MedOne username and password. MedOne App users must routinely sign-in with a MedOne username and password.

The MedOne App permits you to download MedOne ComSci content to your smartphone for online and offline access.

1. To use the MedOne App, you will need a MedOne username and password. Go to the home page and click "sign up for access from home". The registration process must be completed on a device in your hospital IP.

2. Depending on your device, download the app from either the Apple store or Google Play.

3. Please allow several minutes for the app to install.

4. After downloading the app, go to settings and log-on with your MedOne username and password.

5. The MedOne App permits you to download MedOne ComSci content to your smartphone for on online and offline access.

MedOne playlist allows you to assemble your favorite content collections. You can add content from MedOne, upload content from your personal files, or from the internet. You can set your playlist as private, or you can share your playlist with other MedOne users at your institution.

To get started, log-on to MedOne with your username and password. If you dont have a MedOne username and password, go to the MedOne home page and click sign-up for access from home and complete the registration process on a device within your institution IP.

After you have logged into MedOne, click the playlist tab, appearing under sources/content. Next click create new playlist, name your playlist, and select a subject area. You will find your newly created playlist, under the my playlist tab.

As you find MedOne content that you want to add to your playlist, simply click the yellow star. You can add an entire e-book, or just an e-book chapter.

If you chose to upload personal files, click on your playlist, and under the options setting, click add files. You can add content from the internet by adding the URL.

You decide if you want to keep your playlist private, or share with other MedOne Users at your institution, by clicking the appropriate playlist setting.

Playlist, or selected content from your playlist can be deleted when clicking the trash bin.

When viewing MedOne ComSci content, you can create and save a note. With your mouse, highlight the MedOne text you wish to take a note against. Next you will see a pop-up bar, click note and create a note, save your note by clicking the save button. You can view your saved note from the home page, when clicking the My MedOne link. Next click the My Notes and Highlights tab, to view and edit your note. If you want to keep your note private, you must login with a MedOne username and password. You can delete notes by clicking the trash bin next to the note.

1. With your mouse, highlight the MedOne text you wish to take a note against.

2. Next you will see a pop-up box, create a note, and save your note by clicking the save button

3. To retrieve your saved notes, go to the MedOne ComSci home page, and click the My MedOne link and next click my notes and highlights.